From Calgary, Canada
Beat Hefti hasn’t missed a podium this season, and just needs a top 10 finish to clinch an overall title. After the first heat he leads Manuel Machata and Max Arndt.
The Melbardis-piloted Latvia 1 sled sits fourth, while Lyndon Rush rounds out the top five.
Great run for the Americans, with Cory Butner leading the way in 12th, while Nick Cunningham will go into heat 2 in 15th.
Canadian sleds have the home-ice advantage, and Justin Kripps sits 7th, just two back of teammate Rush.
| Pos | Names | Nation | Draw | Run 1 |
| 1 | Hefti/Lamparter | SUI 1 | 5 | 55.07 |
| 2 | Machata/Bredau | GER 2 | 4 | 55.12 |
| 3 | Arndt/Kuske | GER 1 | 3 | 55.15 |
| 4 | Melbardis/Dreiskens | LAT 1 | 8 | 55.19 |
| 5 | Rush/Lumsden | CAN 1 | 2 | 55.21 |
| 6 | Zubkov/Trunenkov | RUS 1 | 9 | 55.29 |
| 7 | Kripps/Plug | CAN 2 | 20 | 55.44 |
| 8 | Servelle/Brown | MON 1 | 10 | 55.45 |
| 9 | Friedich/Huenbecker | GER 3 | 11 | 55.47 |
| 10 | Istrate/Craciun | ROM 1 | 12 | 55.52 |
| 11 | Van Calker/Jansma | NED 1 | 7 | 55.57 |
| 12 | Butner/Berkeley | USA 2 | 18 | 55.58 |
| 13 | Bertazzo/Costa | ITA 1 | 13 | 55.65 |
| 14 | Kasjanov/Belugin | RUS 2 | 6 | 55.67 |
| 15 | Cunningham/Robinson | USA 1 | 14 | 55.68 |
| 16 | Baumann/Baumann | SUI 2 | 1 | 55.69 |
| 17 | Maskalans/Dambis | LAT 2 | 16 | 55.81 |
| 18 | Zarharov/Meleshkin | RUS 3 | 15 | 55.85 |
| 19 | Jackson/Tasker | GBR 1 | 17 | 56.13 |
| 20 | Spence/Mata | AUS 1 | 22 | 56.33 |
| 21 | Radjenovic/Zlatnar | SRB 1 | 25 | 56.36 |
| 22 | Kupczyk/Niewiara | POL 1 | 21 | 56.38 |
| 23 | Zalims/Broks | LAT 3 | 19 | 56.40 |
| 24 | Jagnesak/Tesovic | SVK 1 | 24 | 56.79 |
| 25 | Kim/Suk | KOR 1 | 26 | 57.11 |
| 26 | Godefroy/Jolivet | FRA 1 | 23 | 57.13 |
